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Today – March 19 – features the closest full moon of 2011. Some are calling it a supermoon. As a result, you might look for higher-than-usual tides along the ocean coastlines throughout the world.
What is true – and false – about the March 19 supermoon
What’s more, the bright point of light near tonight’s moon is the planet Saturn, the sixth planet outward from the sun.
Because the full moon shines
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